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I wish I had a typical workday. I struggle to get up at seven and almost always fail. I just try to get to my office as soon as I can, but it's always later than I would like.

Alison Bechdel

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Alison Bechdel
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: September 10
Cartoonist
Comics Artist
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Lock Haven
Pennsylvania
Alison J. Bechdel
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